Author : William Anderson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781979878258
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (782 download)
Book Synopsis Our Family's Cherokee Roots by : William Anderson
Download or read book Our Family's Cherokee Roots written by William Anderson and published by . This book was released on 2017-12-07 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our family have always been proud of our Native American heritage, but were unable to find information beyond 6th generations. We suspected that our Cherokee ancestors could have been among tribal elite because our 5th generation grandmother, ANNA CLAUNCH RILEY, married into the Henry family, a prosperous and influential family in Alabama. It was not until my father, an accomplished genealogist, traced our ancestors beyond 6th generation that we discovered they were important historic figures. Our ancestors were members of the great Carpenter, Moytoy, dynasty who produced some of the most important 18th century leaders of the Cherokee nation. The names of some of these individuals such as; Wuerteh Watts 'mother of Sequoyah' Attakullakulla, Dragging Canoe, Old Hop, Nancy Ward, Cunne Shote, and Maj. Lowery will be familiar to those who are aware of Cherokee history. This book is an attempt to document what we found about our Cherokee roots, and to preserve that information for our family and others who are interested in Cherokee history.